| Issue |
J Oral Med Oral Surg
Volume 30, Number 1, 2024
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 7 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/mbcb/2024011 | |
| Published online | 03 May 2024 | |
Case Report
Sialolipoma: a rare case of a hamartoma in the floor of the mouth
Al-Wasity Teaching Hospital/Al-Rusafa Health Directorate/Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq
* Correspondence: Mohammedfalih1987@gmail.com
Received:
25
October
2023
Accepted:
7
April
2024
Sialolipomas are rare benign mature mesenchymal lipomatous proliferations that present in a wide age range. These tumors are involved in both major and minor salivary glands, and most of them are almost only seen in adults when the minor salivary glands are involved. In this article, it underlines the occurrence of a rare case of sialolipoma that manifests as a swelling in the floor of the mouth of a 53 year old female patient and interferes with speech, mastication, and tongue movement.
Key words: Lipoma / sialolipoma / floor of mouth / minor salivary gland / intraoral neoplasm
© The authors, 2024
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